Decision Workspace
shimmytok vs llama-cpp-4 vs llama-cpp-sys-4
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
shimmytok
experimentalv0.7.1
Pure Rust tokenizer for GGUF models with llama.cpp compatibility (SentencePiece + BPE + WPM + UGM + RWKV)
61
llama-cpp-4
growingv0.3.0
llama.cpp bindings for Rust
60
llama-cpp-sys-4
growingv0.3.0
Low Level Bindings to llama.cpp
Core Metrics
| shimmytok | llama-cpp-4 | llama-cpp-sys-4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 61 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 13.6K | 16.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 1.7K | 1.3K |
| Dependents | 9 | 15 | 87 |
| Releases | 7 | 65 | 66 |
| Last Updated | today | 6d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 7m | 1y 7m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
shimmytok
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
llama-cpp-4
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
llama-cpp-sys-4
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| shimmytok | llama-cpp-4 | llama-cpp-sys-4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 1.1MB | 96KB | 4.5MB |
| Features | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •llama-cpp-4 leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •llama-cpp-sys-4 has the most downloads (16.2K), suggesting wider adoption.